1996 Topps Gallery
Description
1996 Topps Gallery is a 180-card set, and marked the product's debut. The set is divided into five themes: Classics (1-90), New Editions (91-108), Modernists (109-126), Futurists (127-144) and Masters (145-180). Each theme features a different design on front, but the bulk of the set has full-bleed, color action shots.
Distribution
24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $3). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 180 | - | 8:1 |
| Player's Private Issue | 180 | 499 | 1:8 |
| Expressionists | 20 | - | 1:24 |
| Photo Gallery | 15 | - | 1:30 |
| Mickey Mantle Masterpiece | 1 | - | 1:48 |
Checklist
Base Set
Classics
- 1 Tom Glavine
- 2 Carlos Baerga
- 3 Dante Bichette
- 4 Mark Langston
- 5 Ray Lankford
- 6 Moises Alou
- 7 Marquis Grissom
- 8 Ramon Martinez
- 9 Steve Finley
- 10 Todd Hundley
- 11 Brady Anderson
- 12 John Valentin
- 13 Heathcliff Slocumb
- 14 Ruben Sierra
- 15 Jeff Conine
- 16 Jay Buhner
- 17 Sammy Sosa
- 18 Doug Drabek
- 19 Jose Mesa
- 20 Jeff King
- 21 Mickey Tettleton
- 22 Jeff Montgomery
- 23 Alex Fernandez
- 24 Greg Vaughn
- 25 Chuck Finley
- 26 Terry Steinbach
- 27 Rod Beck
- 28 Jack McDowell
- 29 Mark Wohlers
- 30 Lenny Dykstra
- 31 Bernie Williams
- 32 Travis Fryman
- 33 Jose Canseco
- 34 Ken Caminiti
- 35 Devon White
- 36 Bobby Bonilla
- 37 Paul Sorrento
- 38 Ryne Sandberg
- 39 Derek Bell
- 40 Bobby Jones
- 41 J.T. Snow
- 42 Denny Neagle
- 43 Tim Wakefield
- 44 Andres Galarraga
- 45 David Segui
- 46 Lee Smith
- 47 Mel Rojas
- 48 John Franco
- 49 Pete Schourek
- 50 John Wetteland
- 51 Paul Molitor
- 52 Ivan Rodriguez
- 53 Chris Hoiles
- 54 Mike Greenwell
- 55 Orel Hershiser
- 56 Brian McRae
- 57 Geronimo Berroa
- 58 Craig Biggio
- 59 Dave Justice
- 60 Lance Johnson
- 61 Andy Ashby
- 62 Randy Myers
- 63 Gregg Jefferies
- 64 Kevin Appier
- 65 Rick Aguilera
- 66 Shane Reynolds
- 67 John Smoltz
- 68 Ron Gant
- 69 Eric Karros
- 70 Jim Thome
- 71 Terry Pendleton
- 72 Kenny Rogers
- 73 Robin Ventura
- 74 Dave Nilsson
- 75 Brian Jordan
- 76 Glenallen Hill
- 77 Greg Colbrunn
- 78 Roberto Alomar
- 79 Rickey Henderson
- 80 Carlos Garcia
- 81 Dean Palmer
- 82 Mike Stanley
- 83 Hal Morris
- 84 Wade Boggs
- 85 Chad Curtis
- 86 Roberto Hernandez
- 87 John Olerud
- 88 Frank Castillo
- 89 Rafael Palmeiro
- 90 Trevor Hoffman
New Editions
- 91 Marty Cordova
- 92 Hideo Nomo
- 93 Johnny Damon
- 94 Bill Pulsipher
- 95 Garret Anderson
- 96 Ray Durham
- 97 Ricky Bottalico
- 98 Carlos Perez
- 99 Troy Percival
- 100 Chipper Jones
- 101 Esteban Loaiza
- 102 John Mabry
- 103 Jon Nunnally
- 104 Andy Pettitte
- 105 Lyle Mouton
- 106 Jason Isringhausen
- 107 Brian L. Hunter
- 108 Quilvio Veras
Modernists
- 109 Jim Edmonds
- 110 Ryan Klesko
- 111 Pedro Martinez
- 112 Joey Hamilton
- 113 Vinny Castilla
- 114 Alex Gonzalez
- 115 Raul Mondesi
- 116 Rondell White
- 117 Dan Miceli
- 118 Tom Goodwin
- 119 Bret Boone
- 120 Shawn Green
- 121 Jeff Cirillo
- 122 Rico Brogna
- 123 Chris Gomez
- 124 Ismael Valdes
- 125 Javy Lopez
- 126 Manny Ramirez
Futurists
- 127 Paul Wilson
- 128 Billy Wagner
- 129 Eric Owens
- 130 Todd Greene
- 131 Karim Garcia
- 132 Jimmy Haynes
- 133 Michael Tucker
- 134 John Wasdin
- 135 Brooks Kieschnick
- 136 Alex Ochoa
- 137 Ariel Prieto
- 138 Tony Clark
- 139 Mark Loretta
- 140 Rey Ordonez
- 141 Chris Snopek
- 142 Roger Cedeno
- 143 Derek Jeter
- 144 Jeff Suppan
Masters
- 145 Greg Maddux
- 146 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 147 Tony Gwynn
- 148 Darren Daulton
- 149 Will Clark
- 150 Mo Vaughn
- 151 Reggie Sanders
- 152 Kirby Puckett
- 153 Paul O'Neill
- 154 Tim Salmon
- 155 Mark McGwire
- 156 Barry Bonds
- 157 Albert Belle
- 158 Edgar Martinez
- 159 Mike Mussina
- 160 Cecil Fielder
- 161 Kenny Lofton
- 162 Randy Johnson
- 163 Juan Gonzalez
- 164 Jeff Bagwell
- 165 Joe Carter
- 166 Mike Piazza
- 167 Eddie Murray
- 168 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 169 Barry Larkin
- 170 Chuck Knoblauch
- 171 Chili Davis
- 172 Fred McGriff
- 173 Matt Williams
- 174 Roger Clemens
- 175 Frank Thomas
- 176 Dennis Eckersley
- 177 Gary Sheffield
- 178 David Cone
- 179 Larry Walker
- 180 Mark Grace
Parallels
All 180 base cards are available in a Player's Private Issue parallel, which is serial-numbered to 999 copies.
Although these cards are numbered to 999, only 599 of each player exist. The first 100 serial-numbered cards (1-100) were set aside and given to each player as a gift from Topps. The remaining 499 sets were randomly inserted in packs as Topps released a statement at the end of the 1996 season claiming that they destroyed the other 400 sets. There is not sequential order of serial-numbers that were destroyed as low, medium, and high serial numbers are all available on the secondary market - this suggests that Topps destroyed 400 serial-numbered sets at random.
Inserts
Expressionists
- EX1 Mike Piazza
- EX2 J.T. Snow
- EX3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- EX4 Kirby Puckett
- EX5 Carlos Baerga
- EX6 Chipper Jones
- EX7 Hideo Nomo
- EX8 Mark McGwire
- EX9 Gary Sheffield
- EX10 Randy Johnson
- EX11 Ray Lankford
- EX12 Sammy Sosa
- EX13 Denny Martinez
- EX14 Jose Canseco
- EX15 Tony Gwynn
- EX16 Edgar Martinez
- EX17 Reggie Sanders
- EX18 Andres Galarraga
- EX19 Albert Belle
- EX20 Barry Larkin
Photo Gallery
- PG1 Eddie Murray
- PG2 Randy Johnson
- PG3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- PG4 Bret Boone
- PG5 Frank Thomas
- PG6 Jeff Conine
- PG7 Johnny Damon
- PG8 Roger Clemens
- PG9 Albert Belle
- PG10 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PG11 Kirby Puckett
- PG12 David Justice
- PG13 Bobby Bonilla
- PG14 Colorado Rockies
- PG15 Atlanta Braves
Mickey Mantle Masterpiece
- MP1 Mickey Mantle Masterpiece
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